The Spruce Grove Saints defeated the Drayton Valley Thunder 3-2 in a preview of Round 1 of the Alberta Junior Hockey League Playoffs. The win extends the Saints winning streak to five games and moves them to 36-16-3 on the year.

Thunder forwards Jake Aston and Ryan Piva gave Drayton Valley a 2-0 lead, but the home team roared back with three consecutive goals. Ryan Peckford put the Saints on the board, Nick Leyer tied it up early in the third, and Logan Ganie notched the winner on the power play.

Matthew Davis stopped 20 of 22 shots in the Saints’ win, while Rory Dumelie turned aside 30 of 33 shots for the Thunder.

Up next the Saints have a home-and-home with the Lloydminster Bobcats, with game one on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Lloydminster and game two on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove.